“…Dehydration is evidenced by dryness of the skin, loss of normal skin turgor, recession of the eyeballs, increased periorbital fold depth, recession of the anterior fontanelle and scaphoid abdomen. Intermittent high fever is a common complication of the dehydrated state Forssman, 1945;Luder and Burnett, 1954;Ellborg and Forssman, 1955;Kaplan et al, 1959;Schoen, I960;Lobeck et al, 1963;Schräger et al, 1976), particularly in the neonate and infant. Therefore, frequently symptoms are considered to be caused by infection and many children with NDI are examined thoroughly for signs of bacterial, viral or parasitic disease.…”